Best High Schools in Louisiana

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School															Students/Teachers											Per Pupil Expenditures (2020)							Ranking (2023 vs 2022)
ID	Rank (of 321)	School	Type	Grades	Address	City	Zip	County	District	Is Charter	Is Magnet	Is Virtual	Is Title I	Phone	# Students	Full-time Teachers	Student/ Teacher Ratio	Free/Disc Lunch Recipients	White	Black	Hispanic	Asian	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Per Pupil Expenditures: Total	Personnel from Federal Funds	Non-Personnel from Federal Funds	Total from Federal Funds	Personnel from State and Local Funds	Non-Personnel from State and Local Funds	Total from State and Local Funds	Average Standard Score (2023)	Average Standard Score (2022)	Rank (2022)	Rank Change from 2022	SchoolDigger Rating (2023)
220087002072	1	Early College Academy	Public, Magnet	9-12	320 Devalcourt Drive	Lafayette	70506	Lafayette Parish	Lafayette Parish	No	Yes	No	(n/a)	(337) 521-8956	263	8	32.8	15.6%	178 (67.7%)	45 (17.1%)	9 (3.4%)	17 (6.5%)	1 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	13 (4.9%)	$6,894							97			(n/a)
220084001964	2	Thomas Jefferson High School for Advanced Studies	Public, Magnet	6-12	17 Gretna Blvd.	Gretna	70053	Jefferson Parish	Jefferson Parish	No	Yes	No	Yes	(504) 363-4300	551	21	26.2	43.4%	176 (31.9%)	169 (30.7%)	95 (17.2%)	86 (15.6%)	4 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	21 (3.8%)	$12,501							95.9			(n/a)
220030001551	3	Caddo Parish Magnet High School	Public, Magnet	9-12	1601 Viking Drive	Shreveport	71101	Caddo Parish	Caddo Parish	No	Yes	No	No	(318) 221-2501	978	43	22.5	9.1%	580 (59.3%)	188 (19.2%)	56 (5.7%)	104 (10.6%)	2 (0.2%)	2 (0.2%)	46 (4.7%)	$11,518							94.2	96	3
220156001685	4	Magnet Academy for Cultural Arts	Public	7-12	1100 E Leo Street	Opelousas	70570	St. Landry Parish	St. Landry Parish	No	No	No	Yes	(337) 942-6195	247	22	11.2	46.6%	102 (41.3%)	132 (53.4%)	8 (3.2%)	4 (1.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.4%)	$13,080							93.7	88.9	14	10
220183001405	5	Anacoco High School	Public	7-12	4740 Port Arthur Avenue	Anacoco	71403	Vernon Parish	Vernon Parish	No	No	No	No	(337) 239-3039	338	21	16	45.9%	299 (88.5%)	3 (0.9%)	18 (5.3%)	6 (1.8%)	5 (1.5%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (2.1%)	$12,330							93.7	86.1	21	16
220029700926	6	The Willow School	Public, Charter, Alternative	K-12	5624 Freret Street	New Orleans	70115	Orleans Parish	The Willow School	Yes	No	No	No	(504) 304-3960	1,917	95	20.1	9.6%	1,132 (59.1%)	392 (20.4%)	168 (8.8%)	78 (4.1%)	2 (0.1%)	2 (0.1%)	143 (7.5%)	$10,483							92	95.7	4	2
220102000765	7	Holden High School	Public, Alternative	PK, KG-12	30120 Hwy 441	Holden	70744	Livingston Parish	Livingston Parish	No	No	No	Yes	(225) 567-9367	627	45	13.9	56.1%	564 (90.0%)	2 (0.3%)	48 (7.7%)	2 (0.3%)	2 (0.3%)	1 (0.2%)	8 (1.3%)	$11,649							91.5	92.2	8	1
220021000099	8	Saline High School	Public, Alternative	PK, KG-12	1255 Cooper Street	Saline	71070	Bienville Parish	Bienville Parish	No	No	No	Yes	(318) 576-3215	343	27	12.6	30.6%	254 (74.1%)	75 (21.9%)	6 (1.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	8 (2.3%)	$14,346							90.6	71.3	79	71
220072000511	9	Delcambre High School	Public	6-12	601 West Main Street	Delcambre	70528	Vermilion Parish	Iberia Parish	No	No	No	No	(337) 685-2595	545	29	18.7	38.2%	411 (75.4%)	57 (10.5%)	55 (10.1%)	2 (0.4%)	2 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	18 (3.3%)	$9,562							90.5	73	68	59
220099000742	10	Choudrant High School	Public	7-12	2555 Hwy. 80	Choudrant	71227	Lincoln Parish	Lincoln Parish	No	No	No	No	(318) 768-2541	349	22	15.6	75.4%	305 (87.4%)	19 (5.4%)	19 (5.4%)	2 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (1.1%)	$13,588							89.6	90.3	10

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About our rankings:

Schooldigger calculates school rankings based on EOC Algebra I, EOC Geometry, EOC English II, EOC U.S. History, EOC English I test scores released by the Louisiana Dept of Education.
These rankings were last updated on August 2, 2023, and are based on the most recent test scores available. We update rankings as we receive new test scores from the Louisiana Dept of Education, usually on a yearly basis.
Our sources of data include the National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Department of Education and the Louisiana Dept of Education.
For more information about our ranking process, please see our Ranking FAQ. Details about our methodology are here.

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SchoolDigger data sources: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Department of Education, the U.S. Census Bureau and the Louisiana Dept of Education. School Attendance Areas provided by ATTOM.